beltway will be slow on the outer loop between security and edmonton. and topside of the beltway, stop and go traffic at harford road. slow all the way to york road. charley? >> breaking news this morning. the yemeni government released an official statement saying the al qaeda cleric al-awlaki has been killed. it was a drone attack in the south western part of the country. corimne redman is following the breaking story with the latest for us are. >> reporter: we're learning the attack was carried out just before 3:00 a.m. our time this morning and that an war al-awlaki was killed. the official statement from the defense ministry came down this morning and confirmed his death. they believe it was an air strike carried out by u.s. forces that killed him and some of his followers. so al-awlaki is believed to have inspired and plotted recent attacks on the u.s. including a failed christmas day bombing back in 2009. he would be the most prom prominent al qaeda figure to be killed since osama bin laden's death in may. we will continue to follow this breaking